Scientific Information
ACCREDITATION The 42nd Annual meeting ESPN is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). The EACCME has granted the congress with the European external CME credits for medical specialists. Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in educational activity. EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as contributing towards Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credits to AMA PRA, please contact AMA. The EACCME has granted 22 European CME credits to the meeting. Instructions
The Daily list of Attendance (at the entrance of the Faculté de Médecine) should be signed personally every day. It is important because the daily credits will be summarised at the end. (Only personally signed records can be taken into consideration).
Certificate of attendance will be provided at your arrival with your badge.
The final accreditation certificate with the participant’s personalised CME credits will be sent after the congress to the given email address.
PROGRAMME CHANGES
The Organisers cannot assume liability for any changes in the programme due to external of unforeseen circumstances.
INFORMATION FOR SPEAKER PRESENTATION
The slide preview room will be held in block B. Your presentation (Power-Point file) must be exclusively on computing support and you are invited to provide it at least 3 hours before the beginning of the session (if possible the day before). Either on CD-ROM or USB key to facilitate the transfer on the central server of the Congress. Preview with technical support will be available on-site.
Please note that it will not be possible to connect your own computer directly in the conference room and the projection of slides or transparent will not be authorized during this congress. We kindly ask the speakers to keep the time limits given. POSTERS
Posters will be displayed in block B or under the tent.
Please put up your poster between 08.00 am and 10.00 am and remove it after 4.00 am each day. The poster dimensions are 90cm (width) x 120 cm (high).
Posters which do not respect the above mentioned sizes will not fit on the intended boards. Fixing systems such as pins and two-face adhesive tape will be provided on site.
The presenting author must absolutely be registered to the congress.
POSTERS ALLOCATION Friday September 12, 2008 Posters displayed in block B
From number 74 to number 134 – Clinical nephrology
From number 203 to number 211 – Hemodialysis
Posters displayed under the tent
From number 1 to number 73 –Acute renal failure - Bladder disorders and voiding disturbances - Bone, growth and mineral metabolism - Chronic renal failure
From number 135 to 202 –Electrolyte and fluids - Experimental nephrology - Glomerular disease
From number 212 to 226 – Miscellaneous
Saturday September 13, 2008 Posters displayed in block B
From number 227 to number 286– Hereditary renal disease - Hypertension
From number 379 to number 388 – Tubular and intestinal disorders
Posters displayed under the tent
From number 287 to number 378– Kidney development and cell biology - Obstructive uropathy - Peritoneal dialysis - Renal physiology - Transplantation
From number 389 to 449 – Urinary mineral abnormalities and urolithiasis - Urinary tract infection and VUR - Vasculitis and autoimmune related disease The poster viewing sessions will take place from 2.00 am to 3.00 am. One of the authors is kindly requested to be present throughout the official poster viewing session in order to comment the work and answer questions form the delegates. ABSTRACT BOOK All the abstracts are published in a special issue of the journal Pediatric Nephrology. You will find a copy in your congress bag.
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